Update: 29/08/2011 - government - Japan
Japan names new leader
Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has won the race to lead the ruling Democratic Party. Noda will succeed the outgoing prime minister, Naoto Kan, who resigned over his handling of the March tsunami and nuclear crisis.
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http://www.france24.com/en/20110829-japan-new-prime-minister-yoshihiko-noda-naoto-kan